Stallone ready to begin filming Rambo 5

By Steve Spears

Monday 10 September 2018 16.45

What was it he said in the original First Blood flick? "Nothing is over! Nothing!" Looks like Sylvester Stallone is true to his word has he has now started promoting the upcoming production start on Rambo 5.

Stallone, now 72 years old, posted a photo of himself on Instagram as "John Rambo" in the rain with knife in hand and a caption that reads: "Starting soon and getting very excited… The world may be changing but not him. Nothing Is Over!"

According to Movieweb.com, production will begin on Rambo 5 – doesn't it seem like there's a lot more of there's a lot more than four of them already? – later this month in Bulgaria and the Spanish Canary Islands. According to the website, the storyline picks up where 2008's just-plain Rambo left off: Rambo is living and working on a ranch in Arizona when he gets wind of a human trafficking business nearby in Mexico.

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No word yet on when Rambo 5 will reach theaters. First, Stallone has to finish post-production on Creed 2. In the meantime, you can follow his progress via his official Instagram account, where there's an totally tubular video of Stallone flipping a 250-pound tire.